Our catalogue > Antique Tribal Jewellery
Most items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old colonial-era collections.
All items are available for sale right now.
Do sign-up for our monthly catalogues so you can see new additions to our stock as they arrive.
or...
African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave
Dogon People, Mali 19th century or earlier
height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Swahili Coast Silver & Gold Pendant & Necklace
Lamu, (Kenya), Swahili Coast, East Africa 19th century
width of pendant: 13cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine & Rare African Senufo Brass Ancestor Pendant
Senufo or Dan People, Ivory Coast or Liberia circa 1930
width: 13.5cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Dogon Brass Talismanic Pendant Showing Five Ancestor Figures
Burkina Faso or Mali circa 19th century
height: 7.3cm, width: 10.8cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
UK art market
Horn of Africa Large Amber Dowry Necklace
Horn of Africa, probably Somalia, Sudan or Harer, Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
circumference: approximately 89cm, diameter of the largest bead: approximately 3.9cm, weight: 356g
Provenance
private collection, US
Exceptionally Rare Naga Headhunter’s Necklace with Five-Heads & Buffalo
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 65.5cm, length of brass pendant: 16.7cm, weight: 205g
Provenance
private collection, US
Rare Naga Necklace with Turquoise-coloured Trade Beads
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century
circumference: approximately 83cm, weight: 328g
Provenance
private collection, US
Fine Baule Cast Brass Necklace
Baule People, Ivory Coast early 20th century
circumference: approximately 81cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
private collection, US
Naga Warrior’s Tiger Hunting Necklace
Naga People, Burma/India early 20th century or earlier
circumference: approximately 73cm, width of pendant: 11cm, length of boar teeth: approximately 9.1cm, weight: 207g
Provenance
private collection, US
Large & Early Kina Shell Pectoral Pendant with Stone-Drilled Holes
Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea late 18th-19th century
width: approximately 19cm, weight: 183g
Provenance
Julian Harding Collection, London
Isneg Mother-of-Pearl & Bead Chest Ornament (Sipatal)
Isneg People, Northern Luzon Island, Philippines early 20th century
length of glass bead strands: 30cm, length of mother-of-pearl shell components: approximately 21.5cm, weight: 159g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Tunisian Woman’s Silver Anklet (Khelkhal Menfouk)
Kairouan and Sfax regions, Tunisia 19th-early 20th century
width of hoop: widest at 12.4cm, depth of closed box: 3.1cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Solomon Islands Large Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length: 20.7cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Nias Headhunter’s Torque Necklace (Kalabubu)
South Nias, Indonesia early 20th century
inner diameter: widest at 23.2cm, widest disk: 4.8cm, weight: 572g
Provenance
UK art market
Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length (of the largest pendant): 6.6cm, weight: 98g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Solomon Islands Carved Clam Shell & Seed Necklace
Solomon Islands early 20th century
width (of shell pendant): 8.5cm, weight: 99g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Solomon Islands Engraved Shell Pendants with Shell Currency Strands
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length (of the largest shell pendant): 5.8cm, weight: 92g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Solomon Islands Gold Lipped Pearl Shell Pendant with attached Shell Currency Strands
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length (of shell): 7cm, width: 6.7cm, weight: 26g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Solomon Islands Small Pectoral Pendant (Tafi or Dafe)
Solomon Islands early 20th century
length: 9.3cm, weight: 25g
Provenance
from the estate collection of a former London museum curator
Paduang or Kayan Lahwi (Long-Necked) Woman’s Brass Neck Rings & Anklets
Paduang or Kayan Lahwi People, Shan States, Eastern Burma 19th-early 20th century
height (of the longest neck ring): 13.2cm, width (of the wiodest neck ring): 18.3cm, width (of the arm rings): approximately 9cm, combined weight: 4,437g
Provenance
Private collection, UK; collected during colonial times.
Mauritanian Bead Necklace (Tesbih)
Mauritania & southern Morocco early 20th century
circumference: 102cm, weight: 169g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Chin Minority Large Brass Spools for a Necklace
Chin People, Western Burma 19th century
circumference: approximately 67cm, lengths of the spools: approximately 12.3cm, 12.7cm, 13.1cm, 14.1cm and 14.6cm; width of the widest spool: 2.8cm, weight: 373g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Pair of Nigerian Cast & Engraved Bronze Bangles
Lower Niger River, Nigeria early 20th century
external diameter (widest): 9.9 to 10.1cm, internal diameter: 5.4 to 5.9cm, combined weight: 1,330g
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Blue Glass Bead & Brass Necklace
Konyak Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length of pendant: 14.5cm, width: 6.2cm, circumference: approximately 72cm
Provenance
private European collection
Pair of Naga Brass Bracelets
Naga People, North-Eastern India 19th century
internal diameter: approximately 6.8cm, combined weight: 549g
Provenance
private European collection
Exceptional Collection of 18 Aztec Black-Clay, Tubular, Ear Plugs or Spools
Aztec Civilisation, Capilco, Mexico 14th-15th century
diameter: 2.1cm (smallest), 3.1cm (biggest)
Provenance
UK art market, prior to that Madrid, Spain from before 1974
Silver Double Axe Pendant (Taka)
Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia 18th-19th century
height: 6.2cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 15.4g
Provenance
Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands
Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Naga Chank Shell Bead Necklace
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 19th century
length: 60cm, weight: 216g
Provenance
private collection, London
Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 18th-19th century
width: 16.5cm, weight: 135g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameter (each): 6.5cm, combined weight: 61g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Pair of Dayak Solid Brass Pendant Ear Ornaments
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia early 20th century
lengths: 7.3cm, combined weights: 396g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameters: 5.5cm, thickness: 0.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Necklace of Manabi Terracotta Spindle Whorls
Pre-Colombian Manabi Culture, Ecuador 500BC-500AD
length: 68cm, weight: 104g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a superb collection of ethnographica.
Cast Brass Senufo Ring
Senufo People, Ivory Coast 19th or early 20th century
weight: 19.6g, ring size: 10.75 (US), V/V (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Three Solid Copper Mossi African Hairpins
Mossi People, Burkina Faso 19th century
7.5-9cm
Provenance
Private collection, London.
Exceptional Pair of Igbo Man’s Cast Brass Wrist Guards or Cuff Bracelets
Igbo People, South-central and South-eastern Nigeria probably 19th century
heights: 17cm, diameters: 10.7cm, combined weights: 1,150g
Provenance
UK art market
Bontoc Clam Shell Bead & Glass Bead Necklace
Bontoc People, Northern Luzon, Philippines 19th-20th century
weight: 169g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Indian Yellow Venetian Glass & Brass Bead Necklace
Andhra Pradesh, India 19th century
length: 84cm, weight: 280g
Provenance
UK private collection
Naga Bead & Bone Necklace or Girdle
Naga People, India/Burma 19th century
length (approx): 67cm, width: 15.5cm, weight: 517g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Rare Cast Brass Necklace
Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon 19th century
length: 69cm, weight: 1,303g
Provenance
UK art market
Woman’s Brass & Beaded Headdress & Ear Ornament Set
Kikuyu People, Kenya early 20th century
diameter of each spiral : 8.8cm; length of headdress: 38cm, total weight: 325g
Provenance
UK art market
Carved Shell, Glass & Wood Bead & Fossilised Palmwood (Pumtek) Necklace
Mizo People, Eastern India, or Naga People, Burma/India circa 1900
length: 80cm, weight: 100g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring
Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India 18th-19th century
overall approximate widest diameter: 5cm, weight: 52g
Provenance
private London collection
Cast Brass Male Fertility Ring
Muria People, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India 18th-19th century
overall approximate widest diameter: 6cm, weight: 46g
Provenance
private London collection
Pair of New Guinea Cone-Shell Ear Ornaments, dated 1859
New Guinea collected in 1859
maximum diameter of each: 7cm
Provenance
UK art market; private collection, UK.
Cast Brass Pendant & Brass Bead Necklace
Asante/Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa early 20th century
length of pendant: 12.5cm, length of chain: 66cm, weight: 193g
Provenance
UK art market
Rare Pair of Ijebu-Yoruba Bronze Ceremonial Anklets
Nigeria 18th century
diameter: 19cm
Provenance
private collection, Isle of Wight, UK.
Chief’s Bronze ‘Tiered’ Anklet with Bells
Gio or Dan & Wee People, Liberia & Cote d’Ivoire 19th century
outside diameter: 11.5cm, inside diameter: 7.5cm x 8.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 517g
Provenance
UK art market
Dayak Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)
Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia 19th-early 20th century
height: 4.6cm, length: 10cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 26.36g
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.